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Monthly Archives: March 2016
The Mount Rushmore of Dentistry
A few weeks ago we had a researcher who was using the papers of Rice English Professor George Williams, ’23. While he kindly pointed me to some surprising materials in the second box (for which I’m most grateful), when I … Continue reading
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Rice Bartender’s Guide, 1979
I frequently write about things that have been buried deep in the archives and somehow bubbled their way up. There is, however, another category of amazing items: the stuff that just came in the door. When I walked in to … Continue reading
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Mrs. Cohen’s 80th Birthday Luncheon, 1937
Photos of the interior of Cohen House, especially in its early years, are few and far between. During the preparations for a new exhibit about George Cohen in the Woodson, though, some wonderful ones turned up. They were taken on … Continue reading
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Marathon Bull Session, 1964
Things often take odd turns during Spring Semester. People get a bit squirrelly. This happened in March 1964 and was reported in one of the local papers (I’d wager it was the Post): Bonus: I recently came across some evidence … Continue reading
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Saturday Surprise
I was off yesterday for Good Friday so today you get a special followup to this mess: Here’s a close up. I wonder if the outfits had a sort of “Boy Named Sue” effect because these guys manage to look … Continue reading
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Happy
I had a long, wild day today. But what stands out from the chaos are two astonishing archival discoveries that advance my research by leaps rather than the usual tiny steps. I’m happy. Almost as happy as this guy, who … Continue reading
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What in the World is This?
This morning I came across a packet of photos I’d never seen before. Actually, it was more than packet–it was a whole box of images from the Cohen House collection that I’d somehow missed. There turned out to be much … Continue reading
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Missing Monogram Found??
Cast your mind back to the balmy days of 2011. Almost exactly five years ago (!) I came across some correspondence between a couple members of the earliest graduating classes about designing a special monogram for the “Frontier Five” classes … Continue reading
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James Lang
I found out over the weekend that James Lang had recently passed away and I was damned sorry to hear it. He worked for about fifteen years or so in the Carpentry Shop and retired in the spring of 2014. … Continue reading
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Friday Follies: Head Coach Gets The Special Shirt
It must have seemed like a great idea at the time. You have to zoom in for the full effect. More to follow . . . Bonus: Spring Break 2016–Raised Beds, Low Expectations.
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